According to Ja Morant, the Memphis Grizzlies ' fate was sealed when Lu Dort collided with him mid-air before Game 3 went into halftime. A nasty spill on the hardwood ruled him out for the final one-and-a-half games of a four-game sweep by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Oklahoma City Thunder flat-out swept the Memphis Grizzlies in the pair's first-round playoff series, but Grizzlies guard Ja Morant still believes his team could have sent things to a Game 5 were it not for a "frustrating" Game 3.

The Memphis Grizzlies have been saddled with the dubious distinction of being the first team eliminated from the 2024-25 NBA playoffs. After earning their way in through the Play-In Tournament, they suffered a four-game sweep at the hands of the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.